First Thing: Harvard sues Trump administration over grants freeze
University fights back against threats to cut federal funding. Plus, tributes pour in for Pope FrancisGood morning.Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making”.What has Harvard’s president said? “No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”Has Harvard’s stance influenced other universities? Quite possibly. More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities signed a statement published Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” with higher education – the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front.Who will be the next pope? Predicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is very difficult. But at the moment, speculation is focusing on these men. Continue reading...
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University fights back against threats to cut federal funding. Plus, tributes pour in for Pope Francis
Good morning.
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making”.
What has Harvard’s president said? “No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
Has Harvard’s stance influenced other universities? Quite possibly. More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities signed a statement published Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” with higher education – the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front.
Who will be the next pope? Predicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is very difficult. But at the moment, speculation is focusing on these men. Continue reading...
